Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110317:23:22:00
Rods. they're in a storage casing like this. it's essentially a big giant tub. this shows a little bit of exposure. once the rods are exposed, they start to reheat in a dramatic and unstable way. if the water is completely or significantly drained, and we're talking four of the six reactors where they're having problems with the cooling system and severe problems with it, in the sense of if they had more resources, which they don't have right now. they can't get people close to this because of radioactivity levels. they don't haveless tristy up here, are we talking weeks, months, years? >> it'...